Yet another “complimentary” delight, Simon – if you’ll excuse the pun, this series of posts looks like it’s going to be another invaluable one!
One question (and I’m sure I can’t be the only reader wondering this): how does one pronounce this band’s name? Is it Ek-twoys? Ek-toys? Ek-twaas? Something else entirely? It’s surely the biggest puzzle for the linguistically uninformed rock-lover since “Einstürzende Neubauten”…
Chris, i’ve always just assumed it to be “Ek-toys”, as there’s nothing at all in their work that suggests the French pronunciation. But i’ll ask Greg Reason the next time i talk to him!
Chris L
5 years ago
Just revisiting this post, given that it concerns the more experimental end of Australian popular music, and I have a contribution of my own: I’m not aware of much else (or, at least, much else that I’d recommend), but personally I’ve never grown tired of this particular, inspired example of Aussie New Wave (yes, as a genre, it really did – briefly- exist)…
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Yet another “complimentary” delight, Simon – if you’ll excuse the pun, this series of posts looks like it’s going to be another invaluable one!
One question (and I’m sure I can’t be the only reader wondering this): how does one pronounce this band’s name? Is it Ek-twoys? Ek-toys? Ek-twaas? Something else entirely? It’s surely the biggest puzzle for the linguistically uninformed rock-lover since “Einstürzende Neubauten”…
Chris, i’ve always just assumed it to be “Ek-toys”, as there’s nothing at all in their work that suggests the French pronunciation. But i’ll ask Greg Reason the next time i talk to him!
Just revisiting this post, given that it concerns the more experimental end of Australian popular music, and I have a contribution of my own: I’m not aware of much else (or, at least, much else that I’d recommend), but personally I’ve never grown tired of this particular, inspired example of Aussie New Wave (yes, as a genre, it really did – briefly- exist)…
https://youtu.be/Xmfd2x1k80U